FAQ

[colls]

I like Star Wars.
I like to read.
I thought I'd put the two together.

FAQThe format is not set in stone, but it's a starting point. We'll see how things go and adjust as needed.

Book of the Month
The bread and butter of any book club is wine the monthly book. Because once a month seems not-so-interactive online, I'm going to post this as a read-along. That means the book will be broken into roughly 4 parts and a post will be put up for the first quarter, the second quarter, etc.

The selected book will be announced approximately 1 week before the month starts so people can prepare.

Starting in late 2023, we are going to alternate months where one month we'll read a specific book and the next any book of a certain theme.

Comics
discontinued - if someone is interested in hosting comics posts, please let me know.

Quote Prompts
discontinued

Tumblr
https://swbookclub.tumblr.com (I don't update this, sorry!)

List of books read in this community:

(see community tags for dates, posts, and discussions)

Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston
Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed
Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
Last Shot by Daniel José Older
Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing #1) by Michael A. Stackpole
Razor's Edge (Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion #1) by Martha Wells
Kenobi by John Jackson Miller
Light of the Jedi (The High Republic) by Charles Soule
Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) by Rebecca Roanhorse
Into the Dark (The High Republic) by Claudia Gray
Alphabet Squadron (Alphabet Squadron #1) by Alexander Freed
Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne
Chaos Rising (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy #1) by Timothy Zahn
Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray
Maul: Lockdown by Joe Schreiber
Catalyst by James Luceno
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor by Matthew Woodring Stover
Wraith Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing #5) by Aaron Allston
Greater Good (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy #2) by Timothy Zahn
Hard Contact (Star Wars: Republic Commando #1) by Karen Traviss
Allegiance by Timothy Zahn
The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis
Lesser Evil (Thrawn Ascendancy #3) by Timothy Zahn
The Rising Storm (The High Republic) by Cavan Scott
Shadow Fall (Alphabet Squadron #2) by Alexander Freed
The New Rebellion by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Revan (Star Wars: The Old Republic #1) by Drew Karpyshyn
Black Spire by Delilah S. Dawson
Into the Void by Tim Lebbon
Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland
Victory's Price (Alphabet Squadron #3) by Alexander Freed
THEME: Published in the 00's
From a Certain Point of View (#1) by various authors
THEME: Book #1 of a series
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
THEME: New Release (published in the 20's)
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
THEME: Non-Jedi protagonist
THEME: Comic
The Fallen Star (High Republic) by Claudia Gray
THEME: Audiobook
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back by various authors
Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson \THEME: Film Novelization

Current: (April)
Specter of the Past (The Hand of Thrawn Duology #1) by Timothy Zahn

Next up:
May: Movie Madness (as in watching/discussing)
June: Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing #2) by Michael A. Stackpole

Please go to Book Suggestions & Themes to add your suggestions!

Comments

[pedanther]

For the comics, one thing I'd recommend is Kieron Gillen's run on the Darth Vader comic, which tells the story of what Vader was doing between the end of A New Hope and the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back. It goes into how he went from being somebody Tarkin could boss around to being in undisputed charge of the rebel hunt, and also into what happened after he learned that the rebels' new hotshot pilot was the son of Anakin Skywalker.

The paperback collection is five volumes -- Darth Vader: Book 1: Vader, Darth Vader: Book 2: Shadows and Secrets, Vader Down, Darth Vader: Book 3: The Shi-Torun War, and Darth Vader: Book 4: End of Games. The series is also available in the usual online places for comics.

[colls]

Thanks for the input!
I think this is the series that introduces Doctor Aphra, so it's one I'd certainly be interested in myself.

[pedanther]

Yes, correct, it's where Doctor Aphra is introduced.

[colls]

How would you recommend structuring a read along for comics? If a novel is a month, would doing a volume per month be comparable? Would a volume per week make more sense? Should I look at doing an issue per post instead?

I'm trying to balance accessibility and knowing the size of our community is likely small to start out with.

[pedanther]

I didn't get around to replying to this sooner, so now I can just say: everything justanorthernlight has said is what I would have said if I'd been quicker.

[colls]

:D

[orangerful]

I was just coming into the comments to suggest Doctor Aphra hehe...

[colls]

LOL - I encountered her in A Certain Point of View and want more.

Sounds like we have our first 3 sets:
Vader
Poe
Doctor Aphra

kind of exciting!! :)